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Robert Silvers (1929-2017) wasthe editor of The New York Review of Books. Barbara Epstein (1928-2006) was a founding co-editor of The New York Review of Books.
Beautifully produced, and rich in revealing vignettes, this gathering of friends would make a perfect girft for a literary friend, especially one who agrees with EM Cioran that the two most interesting things in the world are gossip and metaphysics. Irish Times This enticing collection brings together ""the best 27 memoirs"" published since the New York Review of Books was launched in the 1960s. Guardian Memories wrapped in tender prose, yet are unflinching in their portrayal of these talented friends, failings and all... These vignettes steer away from hero worship to give us something more moving. Independent Writing is a lonely and uneventful business, and this collection is a useful reminder that literary life involves friendship, admiration and affection as well as envy, malice and the other qualities so well assembled in 'Poisoned Pens'. Literary Review An immensely enjoyable and varied celebration of both the pleasures and pain of friendship. Good Book Guide
